overmatch

over·match

transitive verb \-ˈmach\

Definition of OVERMATCH

1

: to be more than a match for : defeat

2

: to match with a superior opponent

Examples of OVERMATCH

1. <an indomitable spirit that no amount of adversity could overmatch>

First Known Use of OVERMATCH

14th century

Related to OVERMATCH

Synonyms

best, conquer, defeat, dispatch, do down [British], get, get around, lick, master, overbear, overcome, beat, prevail (over), skunk, stop, subdue, surmount, take, trim, triumph (over), upend, win (against), worst

Antonyms

lose (to)

Related Words

sweep; edge (out), nose out, pip [British]; annihilate, blow away, blow out, bomb, break, bury, clobber, cream, crush, drub, finish, flatten, overwhelm, rout, shellac, skin, slaughter, smoke [slang], snow under, thrash, trounce, upset, wallop, wax [slang], whip; cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed; knock off, knock over, overpower, overthrow, subjugate, unseat, vanquish; ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, excel, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend

Near Antonyms

fall, give up, go down, go under; collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, wash out

Rhymes with OVERMATCH

booby hatch, circus catch, coffee klatch, escape hatch, kaffeeklatsch, safety match, shoestring catch, shoulder patch